Gerald J. "Bub" Haug

The life of Gerald James “Bub” Haug began on December 12, 1914, in the Turkey Creek community north of St. Benedict. He was the son of Edward and Mary Catherine Dignan Haug. His life ended on Friday, March 7, 2003, at the Nemaha Valley Community Hospital in Seneca. He was a stroke victim since 1978 and had broken his hip on December 11, 2002.
Gerald’s family moved to St. Mary’s, Kansas, when he was three years old and to St. Joseph, Missouri where he attended two years of high school. The family returned to live in Seneca.
     He entered the Army Air Corps in February of 1942 and served with the 3520th Field Maintenance Squadron as crew chief working on P47 fighter planes in Guam and Okinawa. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the World War II American Theater Ribbon, and the World War II Victory Medal. After serving over 4 years during World War II, he was discharged. After working as a mechanic for two years at Haug Auto Service in Symrna, Florida, he enlisted in the Air Force in 1947. He was an Aircraft Maintenance Technician with the 420th Air Refueling Squadron in England during the Korean Conflict. He was discharged on February 15, 1952, as a sergeant.
     Following his active duty, he worked at Boeing Aircraft in Wichita until 1964. He moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, and worked for the US Park Service as a tour guide at the Grand Canyon. He retired in 1978 after suffering a stroke. He lived in Phoenix before moving to Seneca in October 2002 due to health problems.
     He was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Church, the Earle W. Taylor Post #21 of the American Legion, and the Seneca Memorial Post #7458 of the Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, all at Seneca. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially camping and fishing.
    Survivors are a brother, Wilfred “Wiff” Haug of Winona, Minnesota, and 20 nieces and nephews.
     He was preceded in death by four brothers, Omer, Emmett, Ted, and Lillis Haug; and a sister, Mary Grace Haug.
     The mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 A.M Monday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Seneca. The burial will be in Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Kansas, on Tuesday at 10 A.M. The rosary will be prayed at the Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca on Sunday at 7 P.M., where he will lie in state after 8:30 A.M. on Sunday.
     Memorials may be given for Sts. Peter & Paul School in Seneca and sent in care of the family.